Tag Archives: Stupid people

The deadly war on some drugs

Posted on March 8, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

The last several weeks in South Dakota have seen jockeying back and forth as the legislature wrestled internally on whether to follow “the will of the people” in the 2020 elections to legalize both medical and recreational use of that … Continue reading →

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Stupid people OR stupid government?

Posted on May 14, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

Readers know TPOL frequently points out stupid government tricks at all levels in all lands. But it is not only governments who are stupid. American societies (like the rest of the world) have our share of stupid people. As this … Continue reading →

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Peak oil or Peak stupidity? Concluded

Posted on February 9, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

In the last commentary, we discussed how various people are claiming that we are at or past “Peak Oil” – when the world can no longer produce more oil and meet energy needs because oil is more and more scarce … Continue reading →

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Should libertarians support “New California?”

Posted on March 17, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Eagle Rising, a conservative website, has an article discussing and applauded efforts of “rural” California attempting to secede from the core urban areas of the Golden State. A lessening in the size and power of the People’s … Continue reading →

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The terror of liberty

Posted on January 4, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton This popped up on my desktop this morning. That evil state legislature of Oregon, once such a bastion of compassionate concern and care by government, has terrorized its people in this new year of 2018. As reported … Continue reading →

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Arrogance and evil

Posted on December 21, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The new TrumpTax now seems a done deal, but on Tuesday the 19th of December, it was a bizarre sort of public spectacle as the House and Senate debated it, voted on it, traded back and forth, … Continue reading →

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Stupid, ignorant, or both? Statists in 2017

Posted on August 3, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton One of my sons pointed out a news-tidbit about some celebrity claiming that names like Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Mary are all so “white” that a “person of color” should not give their children names like that. … Continue reading →

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Do people “deserve” liberty?

Posted on February 15, 2017 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Do people “deserve” liberty? I have just been embroiled in a heartbreaking situation, one of a series. Without going into detail and thereby creating problems of privacy and decency, bear with me a minute. An older married … Continue reading →

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Spiraling downward

Posted on December 3, 2016 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton There are times when things seem to be swimming around the drain, faster and faster as the spiral gets tighter and tighter. Incompetence in business, in institutions (religious and educational), and in government at all levels grows. … Continue reading →

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Libertarian Commentary on the News, 04 SEP 2015, #15-35D: Craziness abounds!

Posted on September 4, 2015 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Mama’s notes: I thought that happened only in Chicago! Wonder how widespread this is, and how it matches with the actual vote totals. Eight Texas counties list more voters than residents, according to Fox News. The difference is … Continue reading →

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